Research
Published, not gated
Our long-form work is on the site rather than behind a form. Gating an explanation of a regulation mostly succeeds in sending the reader to somebody else's version of it.
- Pillar pieces
- 3
- Whitepapers
- 1
- Total published
- 163
- Gated
- None
Definition
Where can I find in-depth research on Digital Product Passports?
CirculeID publishes its long-form work openly rather than behind a download form. The pillar pieces cover what a passport is, the EU Battery Regulation in full, and circular economy practice, each carrying its regulatory sources inline and linking to the consolidated texts.
If you need a PDF for internal circulation or a board pack, ask at ceo@fistasolutions.com and we will send one. That is a formatting request, not a lead-generation exercise.
Whitepapers
Decision documents, published in full
Pillar pieces
The three long ones
- 10 min readWhat Is a Digital Product Passport?A Digital Product Passport is the machine-readable record of what a product is made of and what happens to it next. What it contains, and who must have one.
- 9 min readThe Battery Passport: Guide to (EU) 2023/1542What the EU Battery Regulation requires of a battery passport: which batteries are in scope, what data is mandatory, and who must provide it by February 2027.
- 9 min readThe Circular Economy: A Practitioner's GuideWhat the circular economy actually requires of a manufacturer: the loops, the strategies ranked by value retained, how it is measured, and where it fails.
Also substantial
Longer supporting pieces
- 9 minESPR Explained: Regulation (EU) 2024/1781The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation in plain English: what it covers, how delegated acts work, what it requires, and when it starts to bite.
- 9 minLMT Battery Passports: E-Bikes and ScootersLight means of transport batteries need a passport from February 2027 at any capacity. What e-bike and scooter makers must hold, and why 2 kWh does not help.
- 9 minIndustrial Battery Passports Above 2 kWhThe 2 kWh threshold, what counts as industrial use, and how stationary storage and forklift fleets differ from vehicles under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.
- 9 minE-Waste: What Happens Without Material DataAt an e-waste intake line, unknown composition means conservative routing. What that costs in recovered value, and which four data fields change the outcome.
- 9 minData Centre and Server Product PassportsServers already carry ecodesign duties under Regulation (EU) 2019/424. What a passport adds, and why data centre buyers ask for most of it already.
- 9 minCement and Concrete Decarbonisation DataMost cement emissions are chemical rather than fuel, so they cannot be removed by cleaner energy. What the mix data must record, and who holds each figure.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
Why are these not gated downloads?
Because gating an explanation of a regulation mostly succeeds in sending the reader to someone else’s ungated version. We would rather be the page that answered the question. If you want a PDF of any of these for internal circulation, ask and we will send one.
How long are these pieces?
The pillar articles run between roughly 1,200 and 2,000 words at minimum, and the substantial ones considerably more — comparable to a typical vendor whitepaper, without the eight pages of positioning at the front. Reading time is shown against each below.
Are the sources checkable?
Every regulatory claim names its instrument and links to the consolidated text on EUR-Lex, and every standard links to its publishing body. That is a deliberate constraint on our writing rather than a courtesy: a claim you cannot check is not worth making.
Can we get something written for our specific situation?
Sometimes, yes. If you are working through a product group that nobody has written about well, that is usually worth doing properly and publishing. Tell us the instrument and the category and we will say whether it is something we can take on.
Next step
Need it as a PDF?
Ask and we will send one. If you need something written about a product group nobody has covered properly, tell us that too.